from SI website: Edited for length
Losing Ward waPOSTED MARCH 26, 2014
2014 NFL free agency: Handing out a grade to every AFC team
AFC EAST, AFC NORTH, AFC SOUTH, AFC WEST, NFL FREE AGENCY
BY CHRIS BURKE
Cleveland Browns Grade: B
Best addition: Ben Tate, RB
Biggest loss: T.J. Ward, S
A busy offseason in Cleveland, with the crux of the focus on replacing those who left. There’s Donte Whitner, in for T.J. Ward; Karlos Dansby for D’Qwell Jackson at linebacker; and perhaps most importantly, ex-Texans running back Ben Tate taking over for rapidly aging Willis McGahee.
How Tate fares out from under the shadow of Arian Foster should go a long way toward determining Cleveland’s offensive success rate this season.
The aggressive move to swipe Hawkins from Cincinnati has a chance to score high marks down the road.

BY:CHRIS BURKE & DOUG FARRAR
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Grade: A
Best addition: CB Alterraun Verner
Biggest loss: FB Erik Lorig
Not only did the Bucs pick up a large number of impact players on cap-friendly deals, but also they lost little of import — as long as Verner isn’t a one-year wonder and doesn’t prove to be vastly inferior to Darrelle Revis, who is now in New England.
Other than that, Tampa Bay’s front office scored big. Center Evan Dietrich-Smith is a tough, reliable veteran to add to the offensive line, and replacing Donald Penn with Anthony Collins at left tackle was about as big an upgrade as is possible.
Former Bengals end Michael Johnson should be able to do in Tampa for Lovie Smith what Julius Peppers did for Smith in Chicago – provide serious pass rush outside, and kick inside in certain instances.
Former Seahawks tackle Clinton McDonald will add power and pass rush in rotation, and the addition of Josh McCown gives the Bucs intriguing (and much-needed) quarterback options. It’s one thing to win in March and quite another to do so the next February, but the Bucs’ franchise overhaul continues — and it’s been very impressive.

Jacksonville Jaguars Grade: A
Best addition: Chris Clemons, DE
Biggest (likely) loss: Maurice Jones-Drew, RB
Yes, the Jaguars might miss MJD and they’re clearly still closer to being a 5-11 team than an 11-5 bunch. There is really no disputing, however, that this team both has improved its talent level and found a way to better fit Gus Bradley’s mold over the past month. Clemons and fellow defensive linemen Red Bryant both know Bradley’s system (they played for Bradley when he was Seattle’s D-coordinator), which should help expedite the improvement process for the entire unit. Ziggy Hood has a shot to be a steal, too.
Obviously, the missing piece in all this is at quarterback. Keeping Chad Henne at least leaves Jacksonville a serviceable option, though he’s nowhere near the answer. Whichever guy ends up under center will have help from RB Toby Gerhart and WR Tandon Doss, both underrated talents. The Jaguars overpaid for Zane Beadles … but teams that have struggled like Jacksonville sometimes must bite that bullet.
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I wish we had Tampa's FA QB, Center and CB along with Clevelands FA RB Ben Tate. My question is jax's grade of an A, assuming Toby and Tandon are indeed underrated, I know Toby isn't paid as if his resume's what it shows, he is being paid more, just like Zane. My grade for Jags would be a B- to C-, depending on if these players match what we lost in Monroe and MJD. Where is that veteran QB we need?

The Jags can have up to 90 players on the roster going into training camp. I suspect Ewing has a league minimum contract contingent on him making the final roster. This is a tryout to see if he is what we need. Don't be surprised if we pick up an undrafted free agent fullback after the draft. Ewing isn't that big, Gerhart is about the same size. We need a beast at fullback to open those holes.

Often injured FA's have proven of no effect here, some not playing a snap while getting BIG BUCKS. Seems odd you p/u this player instead of drafting a healthy uninjured "young buck." All these picks in the draft, all the FA's, and 53 roster spots spell....

Interesting because a big part of our running game's success a few years ago was having a big strong FB (Greg Jones) leading the charge and creating a hole that Freddy or Mojo could exploit.
We haven't had that since Jones left and if this guy can stay healthy he could fill that role.